The concept of Gati Shakti was first articulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi nearly 15 years ago, when he was the chief minister of Gujarat. The Prime Minister’s vision was that a large country the size of India, with scarce resources at its command, should get the highest bang for every buck of the public money spent.
The Prime Minister’s idea was to map all the available resources, data points of the country’s existing topography, infrastructure and utilities in order to be able to plan and implement projects in a smarter way, and ensure that cost and time overruns are prevented. This would bring down the cost of projects, build efficiency and effectively serve the needs of the people of India.
